Crime

Recently Fergal has been instructed in cases of the following nature:

Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Briefed for the first defendant in multi-handed trial involving allegations of Police misconduct during searches of defendant's property; Class A drug supply. Successfully argued, after Newton hearing, that it would be unjust to adopt the minimum 7 year starting point for a third drug trafficking conviction; Possession of firearms. Including adapted weapons and those associated with drug supply; Death by dangerous driving. Successful appeal of sentence in the Court of Appeal; Violent offences, including allegations involving weapons, infliction of grievous bodily harm, robbery and consideration of the dangerousness provisions; Arson, including where life is endangered either intentionally or recklessly, and where there is a history of fire setting; Burglary, including aggravated offences, organised commercial burglaries, three strike dwelling house burglaries; Theft in breach of trust, instructed to prosecute Royal Mail employees and agents on behalf of the Post Office; Benefit fraud, briefed for both the prosecution and the defence; Proceeds of crime act applications, including successful defence of a "hidden assets" case in the sum of £650,000; Anti social behaviour order applications, acting for both the applicant and respondent. Particular interest in this area; Privately paid motoring cases, including special reasons, exceptional hardship, totting up disqualifications etc.

Family

Fergal regularly accepts instructions to act in both public law and private law cases, having previously acted at all stages of proceedings for local Authorities, parents, extended family members and children’s guardians.